The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-07-09
GENERAL ITEMS.

During the last fiscal year there were issued
III $40 pension certificates.
President Cleveland has fixed October Is as
the date of his proposed visit to the Atlanta, Ca,
exhibition.
of the eight Justices now on the Supreme
Court Bench four-Waite, Miller, Field and Brad
ley--are over seventy years of age.
james III. Mcdonald, the new Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, has an income of $4,000
year on mining investment which cost him less
than $3.50.
Fred. Douglass, who Is now in Europe, is to
be given rousing reception by the cOlored people
of Washington ON his return, which is expected to
take place in September.
John Willard Young, the youngest son of the
late Brigham Young's first wife, is about forty
three years of age and has ten sons and ten daugh
ters He says his father left estate worth about
$2,5OO,O0O, or about $4,000 to each one of his
children.
Among the pensions recently granted was
one of Mrs. Brandon, aged II, of Moundsvie,
W. Va. 1t is related of her that she raised 80
children, % of them men, and of the latter 16
served in the Union army during the One
son was killed at Pittsburg Landing and one died
in Andersonvlle, while every son of the remain
ing IA was wounded in engagements.
Long John Wentworth, of Chicago, says "the
summers nowadays are nothing. On the 2Sth of
June, 1872" he continues, "I was living on the
Cooley farm, near where Kinsleys restaurant
stands now. 1t was so hot that we had to hang
the thermometer in the well and keep tanning it
to prevent it from bursting" This was the same
day, no doubt, that all the Illinois hens laid
hard-boiled eggs.
President Cleveland has quite capivated Miss
Phoebe Cozzens. She says: 81 like to talk with
him he is so unassuming that one feels perfect
ly at ease in his presence. He has all the polish
of President Arthur and is genial and pleasing in
his conversation. He has a fine blue eye, which
has such kindly expression when he looks at
you but what admire most is his soft, we'll
modulated voice."
One of General Grants best answers to any
question was his reply to William M. Evarts who,
in speaking about Mr.. Beecher, asked: "Why is
it, General, that little fault in clergyman at
tracts more notice than great fault in an ord-
nary man" "Perhaps," said the General, thought
fully, "it is for the same reason that a slight
shadow passing over the pure snow is more read
lily seen than a river of dirt the black earth"
Rev. John Jasper, whose famous "Sun do
move" sermon created such sensation in 1873,
is very old, but is still hale and vigorous. He
was offered $500 to 60 to London and preach the
sermon, and had many offers from other places
but refused them all because he didn't think it
right to leave his people. No use to try bigger
salary on Rev. Jasper. In this regard he is what
the late DR.. Darwin would call Spontaneous
variation"
1T is estimated that 81 900 miles of new rail-
Todu Will De Dult IN the united states this year,
| which, at an average of $4,000 per mile, will
amount to the enormous sum of 1926, 900. 1t
is further estimated that $4,000 miles of old track
will be re-laid with new rails at cost of $780,
100000. Most of this money finally goes into the
| hands of the men who do the work, and with this
| and hundreds of other sources of employment
before them, the prospects for American workmen
is certainly enviabe compared with that of any
| other country.
| When Senator Ben Wade was Circuit Judge
| in Ohio of his decisions was reversed by the
| Supreme Court of the State and the case came
back to him on mandate. He disregarded the
mandate and followed tho first decision. "But
| your Honor" exclaimed the beaten counsel, "the
| Supreme Court reversed your former Judgment
eyes, so have heard" was the reply. "I will
| give them chance to get right" The decision
was again reviewed, this time with Judge Wade:
written opinion, and the upper Court then decided
that Wade was right
-"The Blaines," says the Boston Globe, care
not handsome race of people. Mr.. Blaine claim
| to be Scotch Irish, but his looks proclaim hin
Scotch. When he was young and slim and dap
per he looked very well, but old age has not i'm
proved him. When he began to grow stout HI
didn't do it right. Instead of adding portly
bay window in front he began to bulge out from
his armpits to his hips, so, while he is much wider
he isn't any thicker than when, as the editor of
| Maine paper, he went to Congress away back il
war times. Mr.. Blaine should wear corsetS." 1
is needless to say that the Globe is subtle, schem
| ing organ of the Democracy.